Govt Bans Over 2000 Foreign Nationals Of Tablighi Jamaat From Entering India For 10 Years
Nearly 9,000 people gathered at the 100-year-old mosque complex near Nizamuddin locality, with hundreds also staying in a six-floor dormitory on the campus. After attending Tablighi Jamaat event, several members traveled across the country, with many of them infected with coronavirus.
In a major decision, Government of India on Thursday blacklisted over 2000 foreign nationals of Tablighi Jamat and restricted them from entering into India for the next 10 years. The action has been taken against the foreign members of the Islamic organisation for their alleged involvement in the Tablighi Jamaat event in March this year at Delhi's Nizamuddin area.
As per the ANI report, the government has blacklisted a total of 2,200 foreign Tablighi Jamaat nationals and 'banned for 10 years from travelling to India for their involvement in Tablighi Jamaat activities."
960 blacklisted foreign nationals banned for 10 years from travelling to India for their involvement in Tablighi Jamaat activities: Government sources pic.twitter.com/W5X6e6TU4y
— ANI (@ANI) June 4, 2020